According to data from AC Nielsen (excluding organic specialized retailers, direct marketing, and discount stores), the organic market reached a market share of 8.4%, a new record for Switzerland.

The most popular organic foods were eggs (organic revenue share of 25.5%) and vegetables (21.2%).

According to the latest figures, 51% of all Swiss consumers bought organic products several times a week. The per-capita consumption rose to CHF 299 (EUR 275) in 2016.

With a market share of 44.6 %, Coop remained the leader in organic product sales, followed by Migros (32.3%) and the specialized organic retailers (10.9%).

Bio Suisse noted that the number of farms increased in 2016, and that the organic share of total farmland is now at 13.4 %. Consolidated data are exprected to be released by the Federal Office of Agriculture in the near future.